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German Canadiana in Ontario Bibliography
A history of the ancestors and relations
Type: BookAbstract: A sequel to the author's 1973 book which followed the Woolwich couple's descendants. This book examines the German and French antecedents and the U.S. family connections.Keywords: GenealogySettlersGermansReunionsRitter familyRitter PhilipRitter Elizabeth Knechtel (m. Philip)Schweitzer Elizabeth Ritter (m. Jacob)Schweitzer JacobRitter ValentineYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1819-1994Export options:A history of the Shantz family
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of the family of Isaac and Barbara Reiff, particularly of Peter Erb Shantz, the author's grandfather. There are charts, biographies, reunion notes, information on the P.E. Shantz Foundry ...Keywords: GenealogyMennonitesBiographiesShantz familyBerlin (Ontario)Kitchener19th century20th centuryYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1850-1994Export options:A representative list of holdings for the use of genealogical workers
Type: BookAbstract: A select bibliography of genealogical works for the Waterloo-Wellington area held by the libraries of Conrad Grebel College, University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University or University of Guelph ...Year of publication: 1981Export options:A tribute to a great community builder: an official souvenir program
Type: BookAbstract: A programme for the retirement celebration of Dominic Cardillo, who had served on Kitchener City Council from 1962- 1982, and was Kitchener's longest serving mayor, serving from 1982-1994. There are ...Year of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1962-1994Export options:Bechtel family, originator: Hans Jacob Bechtel, 1720
Type: BookAbstract: A genealogy of a Pennsylvania Mennonite family, some members of which came to Canada in 1817 and settled in Wilmot Township and Roseville. There are transcripts of 18th century wills and a household ...Year of publication: 1981Historical Period: 1817-1981Export options:Biehn/Bean family of Bucks County, Pennsylvania and Ontario, Canada, 1700-1986
Type: BookAbstract: A family history including a reprint of Samuel U. Bean's work on the Bean family in Canada, with the addition of information from the "Mennonite Quarterly Review" of 1939 and 1929. The genealogical ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1800-1986Export options:Bridges: sketches of life, artists, and the arts that join the old world and the new
Type: BookYear of publication: 1987Export options:Brothers beyond the sea: national socialism in Canada
Type: BookKeywords: Deutscher Bund CanadaOntarioGermansEthnic identityPolitical partiesWaterloo CountyNational socialismYear of publication: 1981Export options:Burkholders with roots in Ontario: the first three generations
Type: BookAbstract: The Burkholders of Waterloo Township discussed in this book are the fourth line of that name, a line that is also referred to as the "widow's branch" since the widow of Christian Burkholder brought ...Keywords: GenealogyWaterloo TownshipBurkholder familyBurkholder ChristianBurkholder Elizabeth Baumann (m. Christian)Livergood PeterBurkholder DanielBurkholder BenjaminBurkholder SamuelBurkholder SalomeYear of publication: 1994Historical Period: 1818-1883Export options:Cambridge: the making of a Canadian city
Type: BookAbstract: A popular history of Cambridge to 1987, and of the three separate industrial towns that were amalgamated in 1973: Galt, Preston, and Hespeler. The author presents a general historical overview, ...Year of publication: 1987Historical Period: 1775-1987Export options: